Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-29
the swamp lands in the Duluth District
shall be patented to the state OF Minneso-

great stock farm at GAINESVILLE, Mimi, died
at the Merchants hotel, st. Paul, shortly
before 2 o'clock last Wednesday morning
the Goth inst. He had been confined to
his !, room in the Merchants hotel Tor the
past ten weeks, and was constantly at
tended by his father, Col. De Graft, and his
sister, Mrs. John Berkey OF ST. Paul.
IA aries a. De Graft was forty-four years OF
age, was unmarried, and had lived for the
last twenty years on his Lake Eiysian
stock farm in Waseca county. For some
time past he has been associated with Col.
William Crooks in railroad construction.
James G. Blaine and Andrew Carnegie
attended the unvailing at Dunfermline,
Scotland, OF a monument of Alexander
1886. They drove to the spot in q four
horse coach and were we'll received.
Blaine delivered an address. He said
At first thought the aspect OF an Ameri-
can engaged in raising q monument to a
king seemed out OF place; but the harm
done was not SO serious, considering that
King Alexander lived before America was
discovered: America sympathized with
Scotland in all great things done in both
literature and art for the promotion OF
the welfare OF the people.
Dorothea L. Dix, who has national rep
utation as a philanthropist, died at Tren.
ton, n. j. She was over eighty years old,
and was instrumental in founding many
institutions for criminal paupers and the
insane.
Norman Wizard, the once famous gunmak-
er, is in New York. Wizard fitted out the
Burnside expedition. He now has an
ordnance foundry at Reading, Pa.
Ex.secretary Bristow gets an income OF
$50, 900 from his real estate investment
in New York, and his law practice nets
him $40, 600 more.
James Mcknight OF Seattle, Wash,
counsel for the Northern Pacific road on
the Pacific coast, is in st. Paul for g. few
days, and rumor has it that he will be the
successor to Col. Clough, who recently re-
signed the position OF counsel to become
assistant to President Hill, OF the Man
itoba.
Elmer Thompson, who by accident fa-
tally shot himself near Fullerton, Neb..
with Winchester rifle recently while tax
ing it out Of his wagon, is the son OF Alon-
70 p. Thompson, a wealthy and prominent
citizen of Marysville, Mo. He had been
married only a few weeks.
At Dillon, Mont, Henry Grabhaus shot
his wife through the head, killing her in
stantly. He then fired two shots in his
forehead, neither. of which took fatal effect.
President Cleveland was at his boyhood's
home, Fayetteville. N. Y. recently. He
had q cordial reception.
Veterinary surgeons otthe Third Avenue
Surface Railroad company OF N. Y, have
examined the stomachs OF the eighteen
horses Of the company's, which died sud-
denly, and announce that all were poison.
ed by cyanide OF potassium given them in
their feed. Twenty seven other horses
were poisoned but saved.
Extradition papers signed by Secretary
ovpl -
Washington by the chief OF provincial po-
lice authorizing the officials at Pembina,
OAK, to hand over to the Canadian courts
Fault, who is under arrest there for an at
tempt to murder Chief of Police McRae OF
Winnipeg.
James Weeden, the we'll known light
weight pugilist of Pittsburg, was shot
through the abdomen by Police Officer
Thompson and fatally wounded. The al
fray occurred in Weeden's saloon and was
the result OF q dispute over two women of
questionable reputation. Thompson has
been arrested.
Parnell and many of his colleagues were
entertained OF London at banquet by
the National Liberal club. The health OF
the queen was proposed by Dillwyn. The
guests all rose and drank the toast Par
nell eulogized Gladstone for having put his
shoulder to the wheel. He said: Before
many months the ex-premier would carry
his policy and be recognized as tho only
great man in British politics. The people
OF Ireland had turned to constitutional
methods OF adjusting grievances instead OF
physical force. If the government honest
ly and fairly tried to carry out the amend
ments to the land bill, and if the execution
thereof was in no way frustrated, they
would never have to use the coercion bill.
The Irish would be most ungrateiul ii in
aI,@ 10
OF the Liberals in the path of justice to
Ireland.
There is no doubt of the fact that the
president has already determined to ta4zo
an extended tour through the Western
states in the fall. Should he go in early
autumn he will probably visit first Chi.
cago, then Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minnea-
polls, returning to Washington via Omaha,
Atchison, Kansas City and st. Louis. II
the trip 10 taken later in the season the
route will be reversed so as to visit st.
Louis first.
A horrible accident occurred on the Erie
railroad. third OF q mile above Hohokus,
resulting in the killing OF eleven men and
the serious injury OF five others. Forty
two italian laborers were ballasting the
tracks, when they noticed the o'clock
train coming up the road from Hohokus.
They stepped over to the down track, but
failed to notice the Chicago express bear
ing down upon them. Before any one
knew exactly what was happening, the ex-
press had plunged into their midst. knock
ing the unfortunates right and lett killing
ten Of the number outright and wounding
six others, one 50 badly that he died be-
fore he reached Paterson. whittier the
wounded men were carried.
Great interest is excited among the tea
companies over the long race from Yoko-
hama, Japan, to New York by way OF the
Suez canal. between steamers Monmouth.
shire and Glenshiel, their cargoes being the
first shipped of the new seasons crop.
Their arrival is looked for between Aug.
and s..
cult court in New York, sustained tho Bell
patents. ~
Harry Wilkes, to harness, defeated
Johnston, to wagon, although the latter
broke the record.
Girard B. Allen, Que of the wealthiest
citizens Of St. Louis, died at Richfield
Springs, n. Y. S
The Ohio Democrats nominate Thomas
e. Powell for governor.
Nearly 4, 900 pension cases were disposed
Of recently. 4
Nj. Charles c. Wheeler, who, off and ON
since 1885, has been connected with the
Chicago u Northwestern road, has resigned
his position as general superintendent,
and on July 80 will retire to private life.
+ Fire in the Champion block at jackson,
Mich, damaged the building to the extent
OF SIS, 600 and 8 stock OF underware to the
extent OF $50, 600. 81 :.
Miss j ose Holmes, exchange clerk of the
Fidelity bank. Cincinnati, has been arrest
ed on 9 charge Of being E. L. Harper's &C.
complice.
Horace G. Jacques, who several years ago
ct Posey vile, Ind. burned his elevator,
secured tho insurance and fed without
paying any OF the farmers from whom he,